At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

• describe the basics of X-ray free electron lasers (XFEL), including experimental concepts and main applications in chemistry, materials, and physics research.
• conduct simple experiments of pump-probe femtosecond X-ray diffraction and/or time-resolved X-ray emission spectroscopy using XFEL facilities with the support of beamline scientist.
• analyze XFEL data such as pump-probe femtosecond X-ray diffraction data and X-ray emission spectroscopy data in terms of quantification and visualization
• compare XFEL with synchrotron X-ray scattering experiments and describe the uniqueness and advantages of XFEL.
• develop ideas of how X-ray free electron lasers could be applied in his/her own research